Viet Nam reports 15,684 COVID-19 cases

VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed additional 15,684 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, raising the national patient tally to 2,023,546.

January 16, 2022 6:25 PM GMT+7

Viet Nam reports 15,684 COVID-19 cases - Ảnh 1. — The number of daily COVID-19 cases from January 1-16, 2022

The latest patients consist of 41 imported cases and 15,643 domestic infections in 61 cities and provinces: Ha Noi (2,982), Da Nang (888), Khanh Hoa (680), Binh Phuoc (661), Binh Dinh (599), Ben Tre (556), Tay Ninh (446), Bac Ninh (442), Hung Yen (405), Ca Mau (395), Thanh Hoa (384), Quang Ngai (375), Hai Duong (346), Vinh Long (340), Tra Vinh (295), Ho Chi Minh City (289), Quang Ninh (286), Vinh Phuc (271), Thua Thien-Hue (257), Quang Nam (255), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (245), Bac Giang (235), Lam Dong (235), Nam Dinh (230), Lang Son (221), Hoa Binh (207), Thai Binh (175), Nghe An (173), Dak Nong (157), Bac Lieu (150), Gia Lai (137), Phu Yen (133), Ha Giang (125), Tuyen Quang (124), Son La (117), Dong Thap (115), Thai Nguyen (112), Hau Giang (107), Binh Thuan (107), Kien Giang (103), Lao Cai (96), Phu Tho (90), Tien Giang (86), An Giang (82), Ninh Binh (82), Quang Binh (77), Quang Tri (74), Can Tho (73), Dong Nai (68), Ha Nam (66), Binh Duong (61), Ha Tinh (61), Long An (58), Dien Bien (55), Lai Chau (49), Soc Trang (43), Yen Bai (42), Ninh Thuan (39), Kon Tum (38), Cao Bang (35) and Bac Kan (8 ).

The national tally includes 2,017,268 locally transmitted cases recorded since April 27, 2021 when the fourth COVID-19 wave began.

The same day, the ministry reported 9,326 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,727,290.

The ministry also announced further 129 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 35,609 or 1.8 percent of the total infections.

The nation has administered 168,003,163 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 1,057,845 doses from Saturday./.